Patents by Inventor Dirk SOEHNER

Dirk SOEHNER has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Stator vane adjusting device of a gas turbine
    Patent number: 9797265
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator vane adjusting device of a gas turbine having a plurality of stator vanes each swivellable about a radial axis and arranged in at least two radial planes, as well as at least two stator vane adjusting rings connected to the respective stator vanes and rotatable in the circumferential direction by at least one actuating device, characterized in that the actuating device is connected to the stator vane adjusting rings by means of a first transmission device and that a second transmission device, which is not coupled to the actuating device, is arranged essentially opposite to the first transmission device, with the second transmission device being connected to the stator vane adjusting rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Dirk Soehner
  • STATOR VANE ADJUSTING DEVICE OF A GAS TURBINE
    Publication number: 20130266424
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a stator vane adjusting device of a gas turbine having a plurality of stator vanes each swivellable about a radial axis and arranged in at least two radial planes, as well as at least two stator vane adjusting rings connected to the respective stator vanes and rotatable in the circumferential direction by at least one actuating device, characterized in that the actuating device is connected to the stator vane adjusting rings by means of a first transmission device and that a second transmission device, which is not coupled to the actuating device, is arranged essentially opposite to the first transmission device, with the second transmission device being connected to the stator vane adjusting rings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ROLLS-ROYCE DEUTSCHLAND LTD & CO KG
    Inventor: Dirk SOEHNER